Many people from all over the world want to be in your shoes. My father had fled Vietnam to the United States in the midst of the Vietnam War. He, like many other immigrants, had left the chaos of war in hopes of a better life, and was more than happy to have the chance to start over in the land of the free. Although it appears that many citizens of the United States feel dissatisfied with the abundance of never-ending problems such as discrimination, there should be no need for major changes, including government restructuring, as people have access to rights and receive opportunities to succeed. To some extent, many citizens believe that racial discrimination continues to be a significant problem in America today. This nation has had a scary history with past slaveholding and segregation. However, the addition of the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments and the Civil Rights Acts corrected this misjudgment. Randall Kennedy describes the people as wanting to “escape the gravitational pull of the country's ugly racial past,” which demonstrates an effort to reduce and eliminate racial prejudice (240). While discrimination still occasionally occurs on an individual basis, people label it as a country-wide problem. Our ancestors faced much greater persistence from discriminating people than current generations face today (Kennedy 240). The solution to this problem, however, does not lie in the hands of American leaders or laws, but rather in changing an individual's narrow-mindedness and prejudice towards others. We have learned from our previous mistakes and are now working towards an America free from racial discrimination. Also...... half of the paper...... and people have rights and are given opportunities to achieve. The American public should raise awareness of the privileges of living in the United States and remind each other to be grateful for all we have. Just know that somewhere else in the world someone wishes to be in your shoes. Works cited by Amnesty International. “Africa suffers from human rights abuses.” Africa 2008: n. page Opposing points of view in context. Network. March 4, 2014. Kennedy, Randall. For discrimination. Toronto: Pantheon, 2013. Print.Spalding, Matthew, ed. Introduction. American opportunities for all. Washington, DC, 2013. The Heritage Foundation. PDF file.US Department of State. “The human rights situation in Libya remains poor.” Libya 2012: n. page Opposing points of view in context. Network. March 4. 2014.